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August 11, 2023
Indigenous college students face many obstacles in higher education, including overwhelming costs and not feeling culturally connected on campus. Those behind a Wisconsin project say another barrier is not having support in seeking financial aid. The University of Wisconsin-Madisons Student Success Through Applied Research Lab is using a $500,000 foundational grant to create a "one-stop-shop" for Indigenous students to find scholarship programs and other forms of financial rel...
August 11, 2023
By Max Lubbers for Chalkbeat Chicago.Broadcast version by Terri Dee for Illinois News Service reporting for the Chalkbeat Chicago-Public News Service Collaboration Jason Marks, 48, said he remembers sitting in a prison cell and thinking to himself: "Is this it? Am I going to die in prison?" He wanted the answer to be no. But Marks had been in and out of the criminal justice system since his youth - and he didnt know how to break that cycle. "I was running in a ha...
August 11, 2023
A community college in rural Iowa is at the forefront of providing training for critical "green energy" jobs. Wind energy is among the fastest-growing employment fields in the country. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, wind turbine technicians will be the second-fastest growing occupation in the country by 2031, and up 44% in the next decade. ...
August 11, 2023
Mississippians are working on their monthly budgets as the pause for federal student-loan payments comes to an end, and the pressure of another monthly expense begins. The repayment process starts in October for more than 400,000 borrowers in the Magnolia State and 40 million throughout the country. Brian Walsh, certified financial planner and manager of financial planning for SoFi, said interest will resume starting Sept. ...
May 18, 2023
A growing number of state systems, public and private colleges and universities currently offer in-state tuition or tuition waivers to Native students based on their tribal affiliations. However, there is no one place where college-going students can access up-to-date and complete information. With